1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler

Military unit of Nazi Germany

The 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler or SS Division Leibstandarte, abbreviated as LSSAH (German: 1. SS-Panzerdivision "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler"), began as Adolf Hitler's personal bodyguard unit, responsible for guarding the Führer's person, offices, and residences. Initially the size of a regiment, the LSSAH eventually grew into an elite division-sized unit during World War II.

Active	9 November 1933 – 8 May 1945 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Country	Germany +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Branch	Waffen-SS +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Type	Panzer +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Role	Armoured warfare +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Size	Division +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Patron	Adolf Hitler +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Engagements	Anschluss German occupation of Czechoslovakia World War II Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Greece Operation Barbarossa Third Battle of Kharkov Western Front 1943 Battle of Kursk Western Front 1944 Operation Lüttich Falaise pocket Ardennes Offensive Operation Spring Awakening Eastern Front 1945 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

COMMANDERS

Notable commanders

Julius Schreck (January – 9 November 1923)
Sepp Dietrich (17 March 1933 – 1 August 1944)
Paul Hausser (1–28 August 1944)

INSIGNIA

AIRCRAFT FLOWN

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